Garment supporter



July 12, l1927.

R. M. MaCCORMAC GARMENT SUPPORTER lFilecLMarch 10, 1924 -I e wiz.,

Patented July 12, 1.927.Y

i UNITED Sres assenza 7 BOCKWELL M. Maccoaivrao, or KANSAS cirrifiissoiinn GARMENT sirrronrniz. j'

Application led March 10, 1924. Serial No. 668,102.:

This invention relates to-improvements in garment supporters, particularly of the class adapted to support hosiery or stockings.

One of'its objects is to providev a'supporter or garter having'the fewest possible numbery of parts and of eXtreme simplicity free end.

ing metal partsvso arranged and protected that they cannot come into contact with the leg, and of substantial construction tolast indefinitely, and Yso designed that when certain fabric parts become worn Vout in use they ymay be readily removed wand replaced with new fabric and the device be thus made lit for further service. I f

A further object isto provide a vpractical article of good appearance land of such simple form that it can be made and soldin large quantities at small cost.

lVith theobjects named in view, the inven` tion consists in certain novel and useful features of construction and organization of Vparts as hereinafter described and-claimed; and in order that itV may be fully under# stood, reference is tov be had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a garter Y embodying the invention. y v ",Figure2 is a section'on the line II--II ,of Figure 1. Y

Figure 3 is a section on the linei'lIII--II` of Figure 1. Y

Figure 4 is a'perspect-ive view of Vcertain parts of the invention.

In the said drawing, where like reference characters identify corresponding parts in all of the figures, 1 represents a base or pad preferably of fabric material in'any suitable form, yand having attached as at?! a looped strip ofrtaper 3 or other material having ay knob 4 secured to its outer face near its A clasp in the form provided, one sideeof .which is flat or straight to form a bridge portion 6. Pivotally secured to the bridge is 4an elongated metal loop 7 having somewhat widelylspaced ends l of metal ring 5 isy 8"v -hooked at their" extremitiesiaround, the bridge 6, and between said ends 8, the bridge is secured to the padV by meansV of akloop 9 formed in the tape 3 by sewing it at Vpoints 10 and 11 above and below said bridge .-(see Figure2). Y

arrives.

v An elastic webbing 12 is provided, one'eiid i of which is virremovably but' slidably se# cured to a free section ofthe 'circularfpart of the ring 5, preferably by means of aclosed hook or hinge 13 formed with al slotll` to retainthe webbing in position. The other end of the webbing 12 is lsecured in a I slot 15 formed at` one end ofaniopen or deor slidable engagementfwith the ring 5V.

pad and the clasp'metal parts 5 and 7 andA the webbingfastenings 14 and -16 are accom- 'm Y tachable hook 16 adaptedfor self'y-adjustable f It is pointed out that vall points of Aattachment and engagement of the base' or plishedon the outer or face of the ktape 3 and the padl, whichthus 'preventsthemetal parts from comingl in'todirect vcontact/with theleg, the'pad presenting a flexible cushion which readily conformstothe curvatureof the leg.

ItV is also apparent fromrthefmanneriuinfv which the loop'7 is secured to theb'ridgef6,

and the ring 5 secured to the pad 1 by means of the bridge 6 and the tape 3, that the free ends of the loop and ring can be readily raised or swung toward a perpendicular position'as regards the pad 1, and returned to normal position` without interfering one with the other. f

Tooperate the garter,` the loop-7 iseasily y f manipulated so' that the top of thehose may be placed overthe knob 4t, and both passed v Y between the arms of thevloop 7: and mov-ed downward into a narrower orl constricted f portion 17 of the loop, which will clampthe hose in position. Thel end of the.. elastic webbing having the hinge 13 may be freely slipped on the ring 5 from` one side to the other, always leaving one side of the ring free. The other end ofthe webbing having the hook 16 may be passed to the right or left to encircle theleg and maybe readily hooked ont-o the opposite or free side ofthe ring, which may be Araised awayr from'V the f pad 1 to facilitate such engagement. There y I can thus be ,no uncertainty as to the hookk 16 havingfbeen properly and securely fastened in the right place, and the said yhook may be as readilydetached. As the webbing isshiftable at both ends, l it can readily `able 'for either leg, and ,avoids all necessity l j for rights and lefts. Vhen the elasticvwebblirg ibecomes worn Ain usevit may be removed `From the above description, it will be apparentwtliat I 'have vpro'dfu'ced Ia device otV 'just lits-ilI at Tanjr point on fthe ring Yder ya balanced pull from allangles. p

n It will be evident troni the above description that by means of a "comparativelydew partsof simple for1n,the vgarter is .sell adjustable, reversible and equally service# readily replacedfwith new webbing. and the vrenewed supporter used-indefinitely as bethe character described whiclizposeesses yall ofV the features -ot advantage set forth as desirable, i, and while I have described `and i clfaineel thevfpre't'erred embodiment lof the Y same,lreserve the'right to make all changes properly telling within the Spirit and scope of the appended lclaims.

l. in a hose supporter, `in combination, a pad havingpa pendent loop of tape provided Witha knob near itsV lower end,V arci/roulairi-ng Sover thepa-d, havingfy a straight side torna-ing a bridge, and -a metal loop through which; the knobdmay pass Vand aconstrieted Cui iportiomcadapted toengage Said knob and havingfits upper extremities encircling the bridge; saidY brad-ge belng @secured to, the

pady by the tape, between ,the arms of the loop. Y j

'f 2, Inpahos'e supporter, in cor-nbination7 a. fpadhavirlg a pendent loop of tape provided Withfa. knob near its lower end, circular ring having aV straight side forininga Vbridge portion which is secured to the pad by said tap'e, "a metal loop adap'tecll to engage the knob and having its upper extremities bent ably attached at one end to the ring,r and a hook secured to the other or r-ee end of the webbing; the said ring and they said loopbeing. free for independei'it hinge'inovements, and the slidable end et Said webbing` being shiftable to eitherV si'dejo't the ring and the other end beingcapable ot detach-l able' hooked engagement with the opposite side of the ring."

3, In a hose sup-porter,-the-coinbnation ott a ring having a lower chorda'l ,portion7 alle@ o band having-Ya meinberat one end to secure the band to the rir'lg` ipivotally andslidablyA chorda'l por'on kof, the ring. and vthe V'knob inember` are secured, they loop, and 'the ring" fat its Ichordal portion,f respectively having coincidental hinge action outv'vardlyiand up-- wardly and outwardly and'down'vfv'ardly with respect tosai'd fabric inernber. Y, v In vwitness whereof Irhe'reunto atlix 'hay s1gnature,' l I ROCKWELL M. MACCORMAC. 

